The OncLive Neoadjuvant HER2+ Cancer condition center page is a comprehensive resource for clinical news and expert insights on treatment for patients with HER2-positive breast cancer. This page features news articles, interviews in written and video format, and podcasts that focus on unmet needs, treatment advances in both the localized and metastatic settings, and ongoing research in HER2-positive breast cancer.
September 14th 2024
Tumor infiltrating lymphocytes may have prognostic utility for OS outcomes with adjuvant chemotherapy and trastuzumab in early HER2-positive breast cancer.
Dr. Chagpar on Surgical Treatment of Patients With HER2+ Breast Cancer
June 29th 2016Anees B. Chagpar, MD, associate professor of Surgery (Oncology) and director of The Breast Center at Smilow Cancer Hospital at Yale-New Haven, discusses how surgical oncologists should approach the treatment of a patient with HER2-positive breast cancer.
EMA Approval Sought for Neratinib in HER2+ Breast Cancer
A marketing authorization application has been submitted to the European Medicines Agency for neratinib as a potential extended adjuvant therapy for patients with HER2-positive early stage breast cancer following 12 months of trastuzumab.
Dr. Yardley on HERMIONE-2 Trial for HER2+ Breast Cancer
June 20th 2016Denise A. Yardley, MD, senior investigator, Breast Cancer Research Program, principal investigator, Sarah Cannon Research Institute, discusses the phase II HERMIONE-2 trial, which is a randomized, open label trial comparing MM-302 plus trastuzumab with chemotherapy of physician’s choice plus trastuzumab, in patients with anthracycline-naive HER2-positive, locally advanced/metastatic breast cancer who were previously treated with pertuzumab and ado-trastuzumab emtansine (T-DM1).
Long-Term Data Uphold Neoadjuvant Pertuzumab Benefit in HER2+ Breast Cancer
May 19th 2016A 5-year follow-up of the phase II NeoSphere trial confirmed that patients with HER2-positive breast cancer receiving a 3-drug neoadjuvant pertuzumab regimen had better outcomes compared with patients receiving trastuzumab and docetaxel.